No. 14 Duke Hosts No. 8 Johns Hopkins in Home Opener Sunday

The Opening Draw

No. 14 Duke women's lacrosse opens its home slate Sunday, Feb. 15, hosting No. 8 Johns Hopkins at 3 p.m., on ACCNX.
The Blue Devils lead the all-time series versus the Blue Jays, 8-3, and own a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 matchups. A season ago, the two teams met, with Johns Hopkins coming out on top in overtime, 12-11.
Duke opened ACC play with a 17-10 loss at Pittsburgh. Offensively, sophomore Avery Doran led the Blue Devils with a career-high five goals, while junior Bella Goodwin posted four points on two goals and two assists. Redshirt junior Ava Biancardi tallied a personal-best three ground balls to lead Duke, while senior Sydney Smith recorded a team-high two caused turnovers.

By The Numbers

14 – Duke's IWLCA ranking

78-80 - Head coach Kerstin Kimel's ACC record

8-3 - Duke's lead in the all-time series versus Johns Hopkins

17-12 - The score from the Blue Devils' win over the Blue Jays during the 2022 season

14 - Overall wins the Blue Devils posted a season ago, marking the most wins Duke has earned in a season since posting 16 in 2022

6 - Conference wins during the 2025 campaign, the most ACC victories Duke has recorded since 2022

31st - Season at the helm of the Blue Devils for Kimel

365 - Career victories for Kimel, with 361 of those wins coming at Duke

6 - Matchups scheduled against teams that advanced to the 2025 NCAA Championship

8 - Home games for the Blue Devils during the 2026 season

5 - Doran's goal total last time out, setting a career high mark

1 - USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America honoree in Eva Pronti

1 - Tewaaraton Award Watch List nod in Goodwin

Duke in the Polls

Duke is featured in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Poll (No. 14), Inside Lacrosse (No. 13) and USA Lacrosse Magazine (No. 14) rankings heading into the week. The Blue Devils finished the 2025 campaign ranked No. 9 in the IWLCA poll. The Blue Jays also received votes from Inside Lacrosse.

Duke Versus Johns Hopkins

The Blue Devils meet the Blue Jays for the 12th time in program history, with Duke leading the all-time series, 8-3.
Duke owns a 4-2 record when playing in Durham.
The two teams met a season ago, with Johns Hopkins coming out on top in overtime, 12-11.

Scouting the Blue Jays

Johns Hopkins is 2-0 on the season, posting wins over Liberty and Loyola.
The Blue Jays poll at No. 8 in the IWLCA rankings.
Ava Angello leads the Panthers with 11 goals, while Lacey Downey owns a team-best six assists.
Defensively, Reagan O'Brien recorded 11 caused turnovers and 13 ground balls. In goal, Ashley Langdon boasts 10 saves and owns a .455 save percentage.

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